Bracelet/ Interview
True or False: Ruri's mother packing dishes, blankets, sheets, etc. is important to the stories plot.
False: It is not a main point. If you were to summarize the story, this would not be included
True or false: The coach told them to play aggressively.
False: The coach said to take their time and to play it cool
True or False: Walter Dean Myers did not write any books based on his own life or his own world view.
False: He did. His life and culture had a great influence in his work.
The opponent pushed the other teams' during the soccer game. This is an example of a _____.
foul
magnificent; very impressive.
splendid
It is symbolizes her friendship with Laurie.
What was the cause of the narrator's and Leon's crying at the end of the story?
Pride and relief from winning the game.
What did Pundabi say the king lost?
Golden Serpent
Example: The city had to ________ to higher ground because there was a tsunami coming.
remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.
evacuate
a one-handed shot made from near the basket, especially one that rebounds off the backboard.
layup
You do not need an item to remember a friend. She never forgot Laurie.
What did the king want Pundabi to do?
discover a mystery that the king himself does not know
Narrator of "Love that Boy"
father
The student felt terrible about their _____ score on the last MT because they did not study.
dismal
Ella's mother went to the bathroom sink to ____ the water from the soaked rug.
wring
What quote describes Myers' work?
" I write about the moral decisions kids have to make."
Why did Pundabi really show the king the marketplace?
Genre of "Love that Boy"
poem
Example: She made a _______ with photos of all the places she visited during her trip to Paris.
a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
Montage
As Peter was leaving for school, his dad quickly ____ his lunchbox into his backpack so he wouldn't forget it.
thrust
According to Walter Dean Myers, why should kids that philosophy classes?
They would know that they have to make decisions early in life.
Theme of the Game.
Hard work and perseverance pay off
"He got long roads to walk down/ before setting sun" What does this quote mean?
The son has a long difficult journey in life to become a man.
someone who pretends to be what he or she is not
fraud
a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
ode